Resource Library

Welcome to Mentor-Connect’s Resource Library. The purpose of this library is to provide a comprehensive, interactive collection of resources that can be utilized by STEM faculty, administrators, grant writers, mentors, mentees, etc. to further serve the goal of Mentor-Connect to advance technician education and leadership development by supporting potential, current, and former grantees of the NSF ATE program.

The library contains print resources, webinars, and links to other helpful sites. Users will find the most current grant proposal guides and updates from the NSF, webinars conducted by Mentor-Connect for all aspects of grant writing, sample documents provided by former and current grantees, and a large supply of informational articles.

These resources are provided free of charge for non-commercial purposes only. Each resource contains a record with its sharing permissions. The resources that are in the public domain may be used without restriction. The resources marked “Attribution—Non-commercial—Share Alike” may be used non-commercially as they are or changed by the user, as long as the user credits the author and licenses new creations under the identical terms. Resources marked “Unknown” were provided to Mentor-Connect without an existing fair use statement. Please contact these providers whenever possible to determine permissions.

 
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Coffee Break: Getting Input on Your Proposal Idea

This coffee break will give ideas and suggestions on receiving valuable input about your proposal idea, whether it is contacting local industry, matching your college's mission and values, or creating a survey to see if your idea is plausible. Remember, we all need people who will give us feedback! 
Video -- MP4
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Interventions Supporting Baccalaureate Achievement of Latinx STEM Students Matriculating at 2?year Institutions: A Systematic Review

This article is offered on a subscription fee basis to subscribers of the Wiley Online Library.   The article presents a systematic review of published studies of programs designed to support Latinx student success in 2?year institutions and successful transfer to 4?year institutions, particularly...
Document -- HTML
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Webinar: Evaluation Crash Course for Non-evaluators 2021

Do you have questions about evaluation? Like, what is it? Why is it required for projects funded by the National Science Foundation? How much does it cost? Who can do it? What does an evaluation look like? How can evaluation help me and my project? We will answer all these questions and more in...
Video -- MP4
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Conversion Chart for Budget

This Mentor-Connect conversion chart allows the user to convert percent of time and effort of grant personnel to person months.  The user can insert the months worked by personnel and the chart will convert the figure to person months for budget reporting.
Document -- XLS
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Preparing Teachers to Engage Rural Students in Computational Thinking Through Robotics, Game Design, and Culturally Responsive Thinking

This resource speaks to the importance of attending to the needs of underrepresented students within the STEM field. It introduces innovative ideas with which to tend to the issues our increasingly diverse student populations face by preparing teachers in computer science and examining Culturally...
Document -- HTML
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